Session: Skate Sim

Eurogamer

Will Freeman·Sep 30, 2022

Critic75/100

Agreement—

Imperfect, unkind, and rough round the edges, Session captures more of real skateboarding than almost any game that has come before.

IGN

Luke Reilly·Sep 28, 2022

Critic60/100

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An unapologetically tricky ode to street skating, Session is packed with a palpable love for the sport, but bugs and unsympathetic tutorial and mission design decisions undermine its approachability.

Push Square

Scott McCrae·Sep 22, 2022

Critic60/100

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The mission structure of the game devolves into going to a place, doing a trick or route, strung along by forgettable story dialogue. The missions have a habit of being poorly explained, furthered by being unable to re-read text boxes explaining what you need to do. And rarely do the inputs needed for specific moves get shown during these prompts. For better or worse, Session is a game for the hardcore skater. While its dedication to realism is impressive, the frustration in the early hours is likely to turn most off.